In Yue Province, the battle at Zhongbai Mountain was getting more and more intense.
The endless Rakshasa troops who had been blocked at the Great Thunder Marsh and Tianlan Mountains were rushing toward Zhongbai Mountain. In just five or six days, the casualties in Yue Province had increased by thirty percent.
The situation was critical. Emperor Zhong Yifa of the Tianlan Dynasty had to summon everyone to discuss how to deal with the situation.
In addition to the influential figures of the aristocratic families, there were also the sect masters of the cultivation world. As the Sect Master of the Physique Faction and the Lord of Yue Province, Xia Yi's status was even higher than Zhong Yifa's. At this moment, he was sitting on the same platform as the Emperor with a solemn expression.
"Everyone here is an outstanding talent of Yue Province. Tell me, how should we deal with this crisis?"
Zhong Yifa was not good at cultivation. Although he was the Emperor and controlled the fate of the country, he could only protect himself. He could not be like Shenshao, who dared to charge into Rakshasa's base with nine thousand soldiers of the Death Camp.
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, Rakshasa is too powerful. Zhongbai Mountain can only hold out for three months at most. After that, Yue Province will be in danger. Why don't we move to Zhongzhou as soon as possible?"
"Chu Bao, bullsh * t! We've only been fighting for a short time, and you're already shouting that we're going to lose! Hmph, even if we lose, I'll kill you before I die!"
Everyone spoke one after another, and the entire tent was in an uproar. An hour passed, and no one had come up with a plan. Xia Yi frowned and shouted, "Enough!"
The tent immediately fell silent.
"I know that everyone here is determined to die. You only want to expel Rakshasa to prevent the people of Yue Province from being plunged into misery and suffering," Xia Yi said lightly. "You have good intentions, but you also have to find a way. Arguing won't solve the problem."
"The Prefecture Lord is wise."
You Peng, the You Family Head, nodded. "Rakshasa is too powerful. We can't act rashly. Only by outsmarting them can we defeat them!"
"Hmph, outsmarting them?" Zhu Shanhai, the Zhu Family Head, sneered. "You just want to flatter You Xiaochan. Let me tell you, Peng, there are many good men in Yue Province. It's not the place for a woman to tell us what to do!"
"You!"
"Enough!" Xia Yi frowned and shouted, "This battle concerns the fate of our Yue Province. If Yue Province falls, even if all of you flee to the Central Province, your fate will still be gone. If you dare to quarrel again, get out!"
Xia Yi controlled the fate of a province. As soon as he spoke, You Peng and Zhu Shanhai immediately shut their mouths, not daring to say another word.
After pondering for a moment, Xia Yi looked at You Xiao Chan, who was in the corner.
"You Xiao Chan."
You Xiao Chan was startled. She immediately stood up and said, "What instructions does Sect Master have?"
"In the past two months, you have participated in a total of 233 battles. You have a good understanding of Rakshasa. What do you think?"
"Reporting to Sect Master, everyone here is an expert from the Yue State. Little Chan doesn't dare to be presumptuous." You Xiao Chan's brows hid a trace of melancholy, but she didn't dare to open her mouth and cause trouble for the You Family.
Xia Yi shook his head and said, "I permit you to speak."
"Yes." You Xiao Chan hesitated for a moment before saying something shocking. "Senior Chu Bao is right. With our Yue State's battle strength, we can at most hold out for another three months. After three months, there will be no one left to fight. At that time, the Yue State will definitely fall."
"Men, drag this person who is spreading lies and behead her!" Zhu Shanhai's eyes turned as he shouted angrily.
"How dare a mere woman talk nonsense about national affairs. Hurry up and leave!"
"Heh, we can only hold out for three months! Do you think the men of the Yue State are all f * cking cowards?!"
Xia Yi waved his hand to interrupt them and asked with a frown, "Why do you say that?"
You Xiao Chan lowered her head slightly and said softly, "After fighting for several months, our Yue State has lost a million cultivators and a hundred thousand body refiners. Once the Great Thunder Marsh and Sky Mist Mountain Range's Rakshasa all rush over, the intensity of the battle will explosively increase by several times. How many million cultivators and a hundred thousand body refiners does our Yue State have?!"
The tent immediately fell silent.
Everyone knew about this, but they had overlooked a problem. The fact that the war was so intense that Rakshasa couldn't advance was filled with the lives of a million cultivators.
Just as You Xiao Chan said, how long could Yue State use human lives to fill the gap?
"What do you think we should do?" Xia Yi took a deep breath and asked.
You Xiao Chan shook her head. "There are two plans. One, evacuate all the living beings in Yue State, enter the Jiuyuan Mountain Range through the North Jin Corridor, and finally enter the Central Plains to avoid the disaster. Two!
"The second is to immediately ask for help from the Central Plains!"
Xia Yi shook his head. "The Lan, Ning, and Han Prefectures have already asked for help from the Jin Dynasty, but they were rejected. In the end, it was the Dao Palace who sent reinforcements. This plan won't work."
"Sect Leader, even if the three prefectures are completely occupied by the Rakshasa, there are still millions of mountains between us and the Central Plains. But if our Yue State is lost, can a mere Jiuyuan Mountain Range stop the Rakshasa?"
Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this.
"That's right. The Rakshasa will probably only need three days to pass through the Jiuyuan Mountain Range!"
"Once we pass through the Jiuyuan Mountain Range, we'll reach the Jin Dynasty's North Jin City!"
"The Jin Dynasty's North Region is their main battlefield. No matter how invincible the Divine Emperor is, he won't dare to open two battlefronts at the same time!"
"This plan … might work!"
Seeing that everyone was deep in thought, You Xiao Chan bowed and retreated to a corner, but she was thinking about something else.
"Strange, Hu Lai, where did you go?"
A few days ago, You Xiao Chan had sent You Da back to the Body Sect to fetch Hu Lai. She believed that with Hu Lai's steadiness, he would definitely be able to help her take care of Zhongbai City.
In the end, You Da had gone and returned quickly, saying that he had searched the entire Body Sect but could not find Hu Lai. This made her very suspicious.
"You Xiao Chan!"
The absent-minded You Xiao Chan suddenly jumped up and said, "Sect Leader!"
"We've just discussed and decided to send two groups of people to ask for help at the same time."
Xia Yi slowly said, "The You Family will send someone to the Dao Palace to ask for help. As for the Jin Dynasty, the Fang Family will take care of it. What do you think?"
"It's feasible." You Xiao Chan thought for a moment and then added, "The chances of the Dao Palace sending someone is not high. After all, the thirty-four Dao Children are all in the three provinces, while the Jin Dynasty …"
"Hmph, I don't think the Jin Dynasty will do it either." Zhu Shanhai stared at You Xiao Chan and sneered. "Your You Family's debt from a thousand years ago has not been settled. Now that Wu Shang is in power, how could he help?"
The You Family members present were all enraged. You Xiao Chan coldly replied, "There is no need for Patriarch Zhu to worry about my You Family's matters. All the karma that my You Family has sown will be personally settled one day!"
Xia Yi coldly looked at Zhu Shanhai and then asked, "You Xiao Chan, do you think the Jin Dynasty will send troops?"
"Reporting to Sect Leader, the Godking has already returned. If we ask for help, he will definitely act!"
The Yue Prefecture's highest level meeting came to an end. The You and Fang clans didn't dare to be negligent. They immediately organized teams to go to the two places to ask for help.
Walking out of the heavy tent, You Xiao Chan took a deep breath. The smell of blood in the air made her feel uncomfortable.
But what made her feel even worse was Hu Lai's disappearance.
That was because she had just thought of a terrifying matter.
"Someone!"
You Da hastily walked out and asked, "Young Miss, what are your orders?"
"Go back to White Central City and check on Hu Tai and Hu Pi." You Xiao Chan frowned and then added, "Don't let them sense anything."
"Yes."
You Xiao Chan sighed as she watched You Da leave. There seemed to be an additional trace of grief in her expression.
Meanwhile, in White Central City, Xie Tian had snuck out of the camp. Changing his appearance, he entered the courtyard where the You Family lived and easily found Hu Tai and Hu Pi.
Hu Pi's cheeks were still bruised and swollen. Hu Tai was sweating profusely, but he was still unable to dissolve the Embryonic Body Refiner's strength.
"Boss, it's fine. It doesn't hurt."
"It doesn't hurt my ass!" Hu Tai was both pained and angry. "You're already crying, and you're still pretending? It's all my fault for not being able to protect you. Who are you? How, how did you get in here?"
Seeing a stranger enter, Hu Pi's hair stood on end. He was about to cry for help when Xie Tian restored his appearance and reached out to touch Hu Pi's face.
"Senior apprentice-brother!"
Hu Pi was pleasantly surprised.
"I've helped you expel 99% of it. You can refine the remaining trace. It'll be good for you."
Xie Tian put down his right hand and said to Hu Pi. He then looked at Hu Tai and smiled, "How are you doing in the You Family?"
Hu Tai glanced at the half-recovered Hu Pi and knelt down, crying, "Senior apprentice-brother, you have to get revenge for fourth junior apprentice-brother! That Fang Family is inhuman!"
"It's fine, I saw it all." Xie Tian didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Eh!"
Hu Tai had originally wanted to act pitiful so that Xie Tian could help him get revenge. But hearing this, he was a bit embarrassed and quickly asked, "Senior apprentice-brother, when did you return?"
"Just now." Xie Tian didn't want to waste time and got straight to the point. "Has the You Family been treating you strangely lately?"
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